Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-14
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
An Interesting Summary Of the
important Occurrences OF
the Week.
A Budget of News Cleaned From Tn
Latest Dispatches From Far
and Near.
ADYICES BY TELEGRAM.
THE HIDDOCk CASE.

Fired Munch,ath, Jr.. Sentenced to FOm'
Years for Mdnsiau0htcr--im appeal jso"d
of $1,000 Filed, and the Case Carried Up
Our readers Will remember that only short
time ago a Sioux City, low, Fred MUNICH
rath, Jr., charged with conspiracy in the
Haddock murder clse was convict ID OF man
slaughter and the court after hearing the ar
guments for new trial took the mattor under
advleement until The Both of September, be-
fore passing sentence
When court convened Friday morning, the
30th OF September, there was only fair
sprinkl ing OF attorneys present and but few
spectators. The reporters table was tho only
one occupied by any number of persons. The
early hours of the session were consumed in
disposing OF IL cases and awaiting the ar
rival of G. w. Argo, chief counsel for the de-
tense. 1t was about 1920 when the court
called the case of the state VIC. Fred Munich
rath, Jr. The defendant was present. He
looked car Worn and rifle nervous.
The court revi ewed the leading points
raised asking for a new ria but did not con-
slider them sufficient and subs quenly over
ruled the notion. He then asked if the do
tense had anything 10 say why sentence should
not be pronounced. The attorneys consulted
together. and then with pathetic voice and
sober face sought to impress upoa tbs court
the relations Of the defendant with his family
and the misery that a severe sentence would
entail to others than himself. After listening
attentively to .s~ssc appeals. Judge Wakefield
pronounced ca1nce:
That Fred Munchrath Jr, should be con-
fined in the state penitentiary for four years
at hard labor, and that an appeal bond was
fixed at $1,000. The bond was promptly filed
with the clerk of the court--Wm. Hundt John
Lessenich, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Munchratl, ST.,
and the defendant hims IF be nS the sure,ies.
Thus terminates fer the present the first
conviction in the ce ebrated Haddock murder
case. The next trial will be that of John
.Arensdori which is booked for November II
next
The National Farmers Alliance held its
seventh annual conveniol at Minneapolis,
Mimi, with II ty delegates present from H.
linois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, MINES ota
and Dakota. Secretary Mil ton George, of IL
linois, reported LOCO more alliances added
since the last session, ana there are 6lO, 900
members in all. The southern alliance had
been invited to san delegates AMI move for
the consolidation Of the two.
at Minneapol Gently. over 80 delegates
were present the frs. day.
AT Floyd Crossing, astation east Of Mason
City, on the Milwaukee roa1, conductor by
the name of George Stitch, on the way freight,
was run over and killed, his body and head
being ground to pieces. 1t is supposed that
he was walking on top of til, cars from the
engine to the caboose and fell down between
them.
The philadlp hia Rerord claims that ne
gotations between the Western Tn on ana the
Baltimore and Ohio iele graph, by which the
former is 10 obta n control of the l,tter, have
been practically settled to be made known
formally at the next annual meeting OF the
stockholders of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road company. At that time Garrett will an
nounce the sale of the Geographic privileges
and tender his resignation as president of the
company. First Vice-Presitlent Spencer will
be elected his successor, and radical changel
will be made in the executive offices of the
company.
Governor Larrabee has appointed ]. d.
Brown, of Leon, and L. s. Fonda, of Usage,
Iowa, to represent the state at the Ma ional
Cattle Growers convention at Kansas City
October 81
e. H. Hartman, of New York, has beer
elected vice president Of The Illinois Contra
Railroad company, and will make his head
quarters in Chicago